ELEC ENG 3108 - Telecommunications Principles
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ELEC ENG 3108 Course Telecommunications Principles Coordinating Unit Electrical and Electronic Engineering Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Prerequisites ELEC ENG 2104 Incompatible ELEC ENG 3034 Assumed Knowledge ELEC ENG 2101 Assessment Assignments with open-ended investigation Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Matthew Sorell
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate a broad understanding of fixed line telephony and related networking and multiplexing technologies 2 Demonstrate a broad understanding of 2G and 3G Mobile telephony systems, including mobility management and network dimensioning; 3 Demonstrate a broad understanding of Wide area packet data networks, including Internet Protocol and ATM;
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Entry to Practice Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer. The course develops the following EA Elements of Competency to levels of introductory (A), intermediate (B), advanced (C):
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 C C C B B — C C B B B B B B B B University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1-3 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1-3 Attribute 7: Digital capabilities
Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This class takes the form of a three hour workshop comprising a mix of lecture, tutorial and discussion.
Three assignments will each require approximately 36 hours of individual study to complete.
There is no end of semester exam.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Each weekly class is a three hour workshop comprising a mix of lecture material, discussion, tutorial and assignment assistance.
Assignments will require approximately nine hours per week of additional individual study time.
Ethical and responsible collaboration is encouraged.Learning Activities Summary
WeekClass
1 The telephone system, GSM network architecture
2 Telephone system capacity and radio link budget
3 GSM radio interface, planning and dimensioning
4 GSM mobility management and security
5 PDH, SDH and ATM
6 Internet Protocol, Quality of Service
7 Introduction to CDMA
8 Towards 3G: GPRS and EDGE, Error Correction
9 3G and WCDMA, WCDMA dimensioning
10 WCDMA Planning
11 Towards 4G: HSPA and Multi-service resource management, mobile QoS and TCP.
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative Due (week)* Learning outcomes Assignment 1 25 Individual Formative & Summative Week 4 1. 2. Assignment 2 30 Individual Formative & Summative Week 8 2. 3. Assignment 3 45 Individual Formative & Summative Week 12 3. 4. Total 100
Assessment Detail
Assignment 1 is concerned with practising specific protocols and system design, including dimensioning, of Common Channel Signalling systems and GSM network dimensioning
Assignment 2 is concerned with open-ended exploration of error correction techniques and specific workings of quality of service protocols.
Assignment 3 is an open-ended exploration of WCDMA implementation, starting with the extraction of a message from a WCDMA signal.Submission
Assignments are due shortly after the end of Week 4, 8 and 12. Consideration may be given to public holidays, mid semester break and final Honours Project responsibilities.
Ethical and responsible collaboration is encouraged. Engineering is a team profession. Your assignment submission must however demonstrate your own competency.
Assignments are to be submitted each as a single unified PDF via MyUni.
Due to the high level of commonality expected in quantitative assignments, Turnitin is not generally used, but Turnitin and other forensic measures may be used under exceptional circumstances.
Assignments are generally marked within 10 business days.
Late assignments may be penalised according to faculty policy.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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